RE: [Philmont]: Silicone-nylon vs. polyurethane-nylon tarp

What is "Sunny's"? Is it a place local to you or an
internet seller?
--- Diane Mikulis <DBMikulis@comcast.net> wrote:
> Our average pack weight was 38.5 pounds, range 33 to
> 44. We used all our
> own gear except for bear bag ropes, a few bear bags
> (we carried 7) and
> one pot. We were familiar with everything and
> check-in was a breeze. We
> needed all the stuff for training hikes anyway.
>
> By the way, I found an inexpensive outer bag for
> shipping packs. We
> bought huge laundry bags from Sunny's at $8 each vs.
> zippered duffels at
> about $30 each. The laundry bags were plain white so
> my son and I
> decorated ours with colored Sharpies - Philmont
> related words and
> graphics.
>
> Diane Mikulis
> Troop 757, Glenwood, MD
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-philmont@troop47.com
> [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com]On
> Behalf Of Dr. Bob Klein
> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 6:18 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
> Subject: Re: [Philmont]: Silicone-nylon vs.
> polyurethane-nylon tarp
>
> As long as your gear meets the minimum standards,
> and you don't run
> afoul of any of the special Philmont edicts (e.g.,
> no one man bivvies
> for campers, etc.), you can bring literally
> everything on the Philmont
> (mandatory) Crew equipment list (which the Ranger
> will have). They
> (Philmont) will be only too happy to avoid the wear
> and tear on their
> gear. Those Crews that make a serious effort to go
> light (< 40 pounds
> average per trekker) or ultralight (< 30 pounds
> average) usually bring
> most or all their own gear.
>
> Robert Chaney wrote:
> > i bought a bought a Noahs Tarp from campmor. it
> very lite and sets up
> > very ez.. itd a Kelty product.We plan on using it
> on our pre trek
> hikes
> > but was worried about taking it to Philmont next
> summer. The Philmont
> > folks dont care if u bring your own gear?
> >
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Received on Wed Aug 27 08:59:31 2003